30 day FR notice for Marriage and Dissolution

Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 168 / Thursday, August 28, 2008 / Notices
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) announce that
our Draft Comprehensive Conservation
Plan (CCP) and Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the twelve National
Wildlife Refuges (Refuges) are available.
The twelve Refuges are combined and
evaluated as one group and program
under the CCP. The twelve Refuges
include Audubon, Chase Lake, Kellys
Slough, Lake Alice, Lake Ilo, Lake
Nettie, Lake Zahl, McLean, Shell Lake,
Stump Lake, Stewart Lake, and White
Lake all located throughout the State of
North Dakota. This Draft CCP/EA
describes how the Service intends to
manage these Refuges for the next 15
years.

To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments on
the draft CCP/EA by September 29,
2008.

DATES:

Please provide written
comments to John Esperance, Planning
Team Leader, Division of Refuge
Planning, P.O. Box 25486, Denver
Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225;
via facsimile at 303–236–4792; or
electronically to
[email protected]. A copy of the
CCP/EA may be obtained by writing to
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division
of Refuge Planning, 134 Union
Boulevard, Suite 300, Lakewood,
Colorado 80228; or by download from
http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/
planning.

ADDRESSES:

John
Esperance, 303–236–4369 (phone); 303–
236–4792 (fax); or
[email protected] (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All twelve
Refuges were established under
authority to provide breeding ground for
migratory birds and other wildlife. The
twelve National Wildlife Refuges
conserve, restore, and enhance the
ecological diversity of grasslands and
wetlands of the North Dakota prairie to
support healthy populations of ducks
and geese, other migratory birds, and
native species. Through this work, the
twelve Refuges provide vital resting and
breeding habitat.
This draft CCP/EA identifies and
evaluates three alternatives for
managing the Refuges for the next 15
years.
Alternative A: Funding, staff levels,
and management activities at the
Refuges would not change. Programs
would follow the same direction,
emphasis, and intensity as they do at
present. The Service would prioritize
management of wildlife habitat and
associated species on Refuges’ lands
into high, medium, and low areas. Only

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high priority lands receive consistent
management. Refuge staffs conduct
limited, issue-driven research and
limited monitoring and inventory of
birds and vegetation. On a multiyear
rotation among Refuges, the staffs
conduct public use events and
workshops with such groups as school
districts, youth groups, and
conservation groups.
Alternative B: The Service’s
proposedaction. Wildlife habitat
management would provide for
enhanced wetland and upland
management, where warranted, on
Refuge lands. Management objectives
for various habitat types would be based
on habitat preferences of groups of
target species, such as waterfowl,
migratory shore birds, grassland bird
species and priority species. Refuge staff
will focus on high priority tracts and
medium priority tracts. The Refuge staff
will implement compatible production
enhancement techniques for targeted
migratory bird populations. The Refuge
staff will maintain existing
environmental education and public use
programs, with additional waterfowl
emphasis. The Service proposes, at a
future date, a new environmental
learning center for Audubon NWR and
interpretive panels are planned for Lake
Alice NWR.
Alternative C: Refuge staff would
apply more intensive and widespread
management that targets native prairie/
wetland complexes. Refuge staff would
seek out restoration projects that expand
and return grasslands to a quality native
prairie. This alternative would have the
potential to provide additional
management options to address habitat
requirements and needs of specific
groups of water dependent birds (for
example, waterfowl and shorebirds).
The staff would develop new
environmental education and visitor
services programs. The Service
proposes, at a future date, a new
environmental learning center for
Audubon NWR and interpretive panels
are planned for Lake Alice NWR.
Opportunity for public input will be
provided by the Service. All public
comment information provided
voluntarily by mail, by phone, or at
meetings (for example, names,
addresses, letters of comment, input
recorded during meetings) becomes part
of the official Public Record. If
requested under the Freedom of
Information Act by a private citizen or
organization, the Service may provide
copies of such information. The
Environmental Review of this project
will be conducted in accordance with
the requirements of the National
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1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.); NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts
1500–1508); other appropriate Federal
laws and regulations; Executive Order
12996; the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997; and
Service policies and procedures for
compliance with those laws and
regulations.
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Stephen Guertin,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. E8–19724 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Submission of Information Collection
to OMB for Renewal
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs is submitting
the following collection of information
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs for approval and
renewal: Law and Order on Indian
Reservations, which concerns marriage
and dissolution of a marriage in a Court
of Indian Offenses, OMB Control No.
1076–0094.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by September 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior are to be e-mailed to
[email protected], or by
telefacsimile to (202) 395–6566. Please
send a copy to Joseph Little, Division of
Tribal Justice Support, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road, NW.,
Suite 251, Albuquerque, NM 87104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Little, Bureau of Indian Affairs at
(505) 563–3833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
9, 2008, a notice of proposed renewal of
OMB Control No. 1076–0094 was
published in the Federal Register (73
FR 19240), which requested any
comments. No comments were received.

I. Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs must
collect personal information to carry out
the requirements of 25 CFR 11.600(c)—
Marriage, and 25 CFR 11.606(c)—
Dissolution of Marriage, in order for a
Court of Indian Offenses to issue a
marriage license or dissolve a marriage.

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The information is collected at the
initiation of an applicant and requests
only basic information necessary for the
Court of Indian Offenses to properly
dispose of the matter.

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II. Method of Collection
Basic information is requested of
applicants for the issuance of a marriage
license or for the dissolution of a
marriage by a Court of Indian Offenses
under 25 CFR part 11. Information is
collected by the Clerk of the Court of
Indian Offenses so that the functions
under 25 CFR 11.600(c), and 11.606(c)
may be carried out.
III. Information Collected
Courts of Indian Offenses have been
established on certain Indian
reservations under the authority vested
in the Secretary of the Interior by 5
U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; and
25 U.S.C. 13, which authorize
appropriations for ‘‘Indian judges.’’ See
Tillett v. Hodel, 730 F.Supp. 381 (W.D.
Okla. 1990), aff’d 931 F.2d 636 (10th
Cir. 1991) United States v. Clapox, 13
Sawy. 349, 35 F. 575 (D.Ore. 1888). The
courts provide adequate machinery for
the administration of justice for Indian
tribes in those areas where tribes retain
jurisdiction over Indians and is
exclusive of State jurisdiction but where
tribal courts have not been established
to exercise that jurisdiction.
Accordingly, Courts of Indian Offenses
exercise jurisdiction under 25 CFR part
11. Domestic Relations are governed by
25 CFR 11.600, which authorizes the
Court of Indian Offenses to conduct
marriages and dissolve marriages. In
order to be married in a Court of Indian
Offenses, a marriage license must be
obtained (25 CFR 11.601). To comply
with this requirement an applicant must
respond to the following six questions
found at 25 CFR 11.600(c):
(1) Name, sex, occupation, address,
Social Security number, and date and
place of birth of each party to the
proposed marriage;
(2) If either party was previously
married, his or her name, and the date,
place, and court in which the marriage
was dissolved or declared invalid or the
date and place of death of the former
spouse;
(3) Name and address of the parents
or guardian of each party;
(4) Whether the parties are related to
each other and, if so, their relationship;
(5) The name and date of birth of any
child of which both parties are parents,
born before the making of the
application, unless their parental rights
and the parent and child relationship
with respect to the child have been
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(6) A certificate of the results of any
medical examination required by either
applicable tribal ordinances, or the laws
of the State in which the Indian country
under the jurisdiction of the Court of
Indian Offenses is located.
For the purposes of § 11.600, the
Social Security Number information is
requested to confirm identity. Previous
marriage information is requested to
avoid multiple simultaneous marriages,
and to ensure that any pre-existing legal
relationships are dissolved. Information
on consanguinity is requested to avoid
conflict with State or tribal laws against
marriages between parties who are
related by blood as defined in such
laws. Medical examination information
may be requested if required under the
laws of the State in which the Court of
Indian Offenses is located.
To comply with the requirement for
dissolution of marriage, an applicant
must respond to the following six
questions found at 25 CFR 11.606(c):
(1) The age, occupation, and length of
residence within the Indian country
under the jurisdiction of the court of
each party;
(2) The date of the marriage and the
place at which it was registered;
(3) That jurisdictional requirements
are met and that the marriage is
irretrievably broken in that either: (i)
The parties have lived separate and
apart for a period of more than 180 days
next preceding the commencement of
the proceeding, or (ii) there is a serious
marital discord adversely affecting the
attitude of one or both of the parties
toward the marriage, and there is no
reasonable prospect of reconciliation;
(4) The names, age, and addresses of
all living children of the marriage and
whether the wife is pregnant;
(5) Any arrangement as to support,
custody, and visitation of the children
and maintenance of a spouse; and
(6) The relief sought.
For the purposes of § 11.606,
Dissolution Proceedings, information on
occupation and residency is necessary
to establish Court of Indian Offenses
jurisdiction. Information on the status of
the parties, whether they have lived
apart 180 days or if there is serious
marital discord warranting dissolution,
is necessary for the court to determine
if dissolution is appropriate.
Information on the children of the
marriage, their ages and whether the
wife is pregnant is necessary for the
court to determine the appropriate level
of support that may be required from the
non-custodial parent.
OMB Control No.: 1076–0094.
Action: Renewal.
Description of the need for the
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information: The information is
submitted in order to obtain or retain a
benefit, namely, the issuance of a
marriage license or a decree of
dissolution of marriage from the Court
of Indian Offenses.
Affected entities: Indian applicants
that are under the jurisdiction of one of
the 24 established Courts of Indian
Offenses are entitled to receive the
benefit of this action by the Court of
Indian Offenses.
Estimated number of respondents:
Approximately 260 applications for a
marriage license or petition for
dissolution of marriage will be filed in
the 24 Courts of Indian Offenses
annually.
Proposed frequency of responses: On
occasion as needed.
Burden: The average burden of
submitting a marriage license or petition
for dissolution of marriage is 15 minutes
per application. The total annual burden
is estimated as 65 hours.
Estimated cost: There are no costs to
consider.
IV. Request for Comments
The Department of the Interior invites
members of the public to submit
comments to OMB concerning:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agencies’
estimate of the burden (including the
hours and cost) of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumption used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose of,
or provide information to a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.

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It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at
1001 Indian School Road, NW.,
Albuquerque, NM, during the hours of
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. Please note
that all comments received will be
available for public review 2 weeks after
comment period closes. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address or other personally
identifiable information, be advised that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be made public at any time. While
you may request that we withhold your
personally identifiable information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. We do not consider anonymous
comments. All comments from
representatives of businesses or
organizations will be made public in
their entirety. We may withhold
comments from review for other
reasons.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
The Office of Management and Budget
has 60 days in which to make a decision
on whether to renew this information
collection. However, they may make a
decision after 30 days; therefore, your
comments will receive maximum
consideration if received within 30
days.
Dated: August 21, 2008.
Sanjeev ‘‘Sonny’’ Bhagowalia,
Chief Information Officer—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8–19909 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ID 100 1150MA 241A: DBG081011]

Notice of Public Meeting: Resource
Advisory Council to the Boise District,
Bureau of Land Management, U.S.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management,
U.S. Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Boise District
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will
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The meeting will be held
September 25, 2008 at the Boise District
Offices beginning at 9 a.m. and
adjourning at 4 p.m. Members of the
public are invited to attend, and
comment periods will be held during
the course of the day.

DATES:

MJ
Byrne, Public Affairs Officer and RAC
Coordinator, BLM Boise District, 3948
Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705,
Telephone (208) 384–3393.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The 15member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in southwestern Idaho. A
discussion will be held on the
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Murphy Creek Sub-region Travel
Management Plan for the Owyhee Field
Office. Copies of the EA will have been
mailed to the members prior to the
meeting. An update on development of
the Four Rivers Field Office Resource
Management Plan (RMP) will be given.
Feedback will be requested on issues
identified during the scoping period for
the development of the environmental
impact statement for the Four Rivers
Field Office RMP. A briefing will be
provided on the outcome of the public
meetings and other outreach regarding
BLM’s announcement of route
restrictions in the King Hill Creek
Wilderness Study Area that RAC
members toured in July. Hot Topics will
be discussed by the District Manager,
and Field Office managers will provide
highlights on activities in their offices.
Agenda items and location may change
due to changing circumstances. All
meetings are open to the public. The
public may present written comments to
the Council. Each formal Council
meeting will also have time allocated for
hearing public comments. Depending on
the number of persons wishing to
comment and time available, the time
for individual oral comments may be
limited. Individuals who plan to attend
and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation, or other
reasonable accommodations, should
contact the BLM Coordinator as
provided above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: August 21, 2008.
David Wolf,
Associate, District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–130–1020–AL; GP8–0193]

Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern
Washington Resource Advisory
Council Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
U.S. Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Eastern
Washington Resource Advisory Council
will meet as indicated below.
DATES: Thursday, September 18, 2008,
at the Institute for Extended Learning,
South Elm Street, Colville, WA 99114.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. and end
at approximately 3:30 p.m. It will be
open to the public and there will be an
opportunity for public comments at 2:30
p.m. Discussion will focus on the status
of projects of interest on BLM lands, and
identification of topics of concern on
the Colville National Forest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Pavey or Sandie Gourdin, BLM,
Spokane District, 1103 N. Fancher Rd.,
Spokane Valley, WA 99212, or call (509)
536–1200.

Dated: August 22, 2008.
Sally Sovey,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. E8–19956 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–923–1310–FI; WYW159734]

Wyoming: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement from Sun Cal
Energy, Inc. for competitive oil and gas
lease WYW159734 for land in Sublette
County, Wyoming. The petition was

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